Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-16 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea's central bank hiked its benchmark policy rate on Thursday, raising them for the first time since January 2023 as inflation in the country creeps up. The Bank of Korea's 25 basis point hike that increased rates to 2.75% was in line with median estimates from economists polled by Reuters.
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[2026-07-16 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Several weeks ago we laid out the increasingly attractive proposition for global enterprises that are Chinese LLM: 95% of the latest US frontier model capabilities and 10% of the cost. Why pay the premium, when one way or another someone will steal your IP, be it Dario Amodei or Beijing?
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[2026-07-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With better-than-expected trade figures being followed by lower-than-expected GDP growth, Beijing will have to consider how to strike a balance
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[2026-07-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With better-than-expected trade figures being followed by lower-than-expected GDP growth, Beijing will have to consider how to strike a balance
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[2026-07-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Michael Kern of OilPrice.com
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[2026-07-16 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A legal battle is threatening to derail Paramount's Gulf-backed takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, with lawyers arguing it would lead to higher prices and fewer film and television choices.
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[2026-07-16 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: While the FIFA World Cup provided a tourism boost to host cities, its positive impact was mitigated by economic weakness seen elsewhere, according to a Federal Reserve report released Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Malta] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former economy minister Chris Cardona and ex-chief of staff Keith Schembri named as being involved in 2017 murder of journalist
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[2026-07-16 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are gaining ground following strong profit reports from BlackRock and other big companies and an update on the path of inflation.
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[2026-07-16 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Ethan Howland of UtilityDive
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[2026-07-16 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Strike action by a combined ports union in the Pilbara will not cost the Australian and WA economies any royalties - rather, delaying them, according to Electrical Trade Union WA state secretary Adam Woodage.
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[2026-07-16 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a modest support of the Fed's recent hawkish pivot, the latest Beige Book released today notes that economic activity across the US improved moderately, increasing at a slight to moderate pace in eleven of twelve Federal Reserve Districts in late May and June, while one District (San Francisco) reported no change.
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[2026-07-16 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: SpaceX has slipped below its much-hyped $135 IPO price, and down 40% from the all time high hit during the June 15th gamma squeeze when the stock surged above $220 if ovenright trading, an "inevitable outcome" according to Bloomberg, which lends some validation to the skepticism surrounding "a valuation that always relied more on imagination than observable fundamentals."
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[2026-07-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Standard Nuclear reset its IPO terms sharply lower as recent nuclear peers have watched their stock price crater after debuting on the public market.
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[2026-07-16 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Shuttered storefronts in a plastic materials market in Ningbo earlier this month. (Photo by Kentaro Shiozaki)
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[2026-07-16 01:01 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The idea of a people’s bank has been long floated by the Greens. Anything that reduces the oligopoly power of the big four banks is a good thing
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[2026-07-16 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Pentair shares crashed in early U.S. cash trading after the swimming pool equipment and water treatment systems company slashed its 2026 outlook. Preliminary second-quarter results also missed estimates, while the sudden departure of its CFO raises questions about the company's trajectory and whether the Covid-era pool boom has finally run its course.
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[2026-07-16 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Michael Every of Rabobank
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[2026-07-15 23:45 UTC+10:00] [Banking] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Rachel Reeves' tears in the House of Commons once sent financial markets spiraling. Now they're the ones sobbing.
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[2026-07-15 23:21 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In final PMQs, PM offers Burnham – and England team – full support and defends action on NHS waiting lists, child poverty and economy
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[2026-07-15 22:39 UTC+10:00] [Joe Biden] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Promise Me, America to cover everything from economy to decision to drop bid for re-election
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[2026-07-15 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Following yesterday's much cooler than expected, Goldman's Rich Privorotsky notes that today’s PPI print matters more for the core PCE read-through (Fed's favorite inflation indicator), particularly healthcare and financial services.
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[2026-07-15 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are higher led by technology stocks, after solid earnings from ASML offered fresh evidence of the relentless demand for chips enabling the global AI buildout and boosted sentiment across the AI Infra trade. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.1% and Nasdaq futures rise 0.4%, both off session highs.
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[2026-07-15 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing plans further reforms to make it easier to issue and trade panda bonds, as it focuses on boosting the yuan’s role as a global currency
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[2026-07-15 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing plans further reforms to make it easier to issue and trade panda bonds, as it focuses on boosting the yuan’s role as a global currency
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[2026-07-15 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: PayPal shares surged the most on record in premarket trading in New York after Reuters reported that payment company Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have offered more than $53 billion to acquire the struggling payments platform.
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[2026-07-15 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Technology stocks moved higher early Wednesday after ASML Holding delivered strong earnings and raised its full-year guidance, providing fresh evidence that demand for the advanced chips and manufacturing equipment powering the AI boom remains intact.
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[2026-07-15 20:48 UTC+10:00] [Chinese economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Worse-than-expected figures for three months to June come amid concerns over lopsided economy
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[2026-07-15 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Guardian analysis found the removals coincided with the Trump administration’s push to weaken efficiency rules
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[2026-07-15 19:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-15 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But passenger throughput, aircraft movements, cargo and airmail volumes all saw growth despite ongoing geopolitical trade tensions
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[2026-07-15 19:09 UTC+10:00] [operating expenses] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But passenger throughput, aircraft movements, cargo and airmail volumes all saw growth despite ongoing geopolitical trade tensions
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[2026-07-15 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Passengers will be able to travel to Fortaleza and Recife in Brazil, Buenos Aires in Argentina and the Dominican Republic under arrangement
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[2026-07-15 19:03 UTC+10:00] [Iberia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Passengers will be able to travel to Fortaleza and Recife in Brazil, Buenos Aires in Argentina and the Dominican Republic under arrangement
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[2026-07-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Delegation from prominent Japanese organisation seeks October talks in Beijing and Xian to repair business partnerships after geopolitical disputes snarled exchanges
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[2026-07-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Delegation from prominent Japanese organisation seeks October talks in Beijing and Xian to repair business partnerships after geopolitical disputes snarled exchanges
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[2026-07-15 18:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-07-15 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid heatwaves, strikes and surging import volumes, strains on the transport network are causing frequent logistics bottlenecks
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[2026-07-15 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General Administration of Customs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid heatwaves, strikes and surging import volumes, strains on the transport network are causing frequent logistics bottlenecks
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[2026-07-15 16:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Doosan, SK and HD Hyundai to benefit as three countries join forces to deploy next-generation nuclear reactors in overseas markets
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[2026-07-15 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indika Energy's gold project in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province. The miner is accelerating diversification into gold as coal demand and prices become increasingly volatile. (Indika Energy)
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[2026-07-15 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Consumer Council tested 17 models of ready-to-wear reading glasses between January and May this year
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[2026-07-15 16:09 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Consumer Council tested 17 models of ready-to-wear reading glasses between January and May this year
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[2026-07-15 15:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-07-15 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) is displayed at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-07-15 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: With Bangla QR, customers of any participating bank or mobile financial service can pay any merchant by scanning one QR code, consolidating an array of incompatible payment systems that had limited moves toward a cashless economy. (Screenshot from Bangladesh Bank's Facebook page)
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[2026-07-15 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A worker assembles a wind turbine generator at an industrial park in Baotou, in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on June 13. The country's industrial production rose 5.4% in the first half of 2026, driven by robotic and semiconductor sectors. © Reuters
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